October
Journaling
1. Made the largest pumpkin so far, this
one is light green made out of Bernat Blanket yarn. Made a water bottle carrier
for my aunt, since she asked for it. I’ll get it to her at Christmas or the
wedding.
2. Prayer meeting. Sold $100 worth of
pumpkins and mushrooms to the church for a Thanksgiving centrepiece. And
another woman asked for a giant pumpkin pillow, so I made one. Made another
butternut squash.
3. Made a trinket dish and a small
pumpkin. Also started another giant pumpkin. May have spent a lot on
yarn…oopsie. Went to the endocrinologist. She doesn’t think it’s a drug
interaction, but that I was on a medicine I didn’t need, so my body stopped
producing the hormone on its own. To keep on same dose, and bloodwork in a few
weeks and follow-up.
4. Making egg salad sandwiches for 50
people for a baby shower on Saturday.
5. Baby shower. All she asked for was
diapers of all sizes and wipes. So I bought a big package of wipes. It was a
high tea theme, and I forgot to wear a hat or fascinator. Made a gourd and
another big mushroom.
6. Church.
7. Chiro and massage. A new massage
therapist; I recognized the instrumental music as worship songs. It was nice to
hear. Our daughter is coming from Ottawa for two nights.
8. Cardiologist appointment with my mom.
Housekeeper. Our daughter is speaking at U of T where she did her undergrad,
speaking to first year students about a career in law.
9. Zoom medical appointment with my
mom’s liver doctor.
10. Taught my lesson; we decided that we
would study Colossians and Philippians next instead of Revelation. I’m glad. I
also sold more fall crocheted items. Sent $250 to Uganda. My mom went for a
stress test.
11. Going to check out a venue for a
possible change for men’s and women’s retreats. My husband had a chance to talk
to my mom yesterday and today about the gospel. She still feels so guilty and
unworthy of being forgiven. He showed her some Bible sections and they prayed
‘I believe, help my unbelief.’ As he was leaving she said, “Don’t give up on
me.”
12. Our eldest daughter and her
husband’s 12th anniversary. They’re getting their house ready to
sell. I made carrot cake mini cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.
13. Church, two baptisms. My mom came
along.
14. Thanksgiving Day. We’re not doing a
family dinner this year since our daughter’s wedding is next weekend and we’ll
see everyone then.
15. Sending another parcel to a woman in
Nunavut because of free shipping Tuesdays. Went to Walmart this morning; they
have a low sensory period where they don’t play music or do announcements.
16. I made a dark brown teddy bear and a
teal water bottle holder, and a smaller pink flamingo, three ear warmers and a
large touque. Working on a smaller one like the one my daughter bought as soon
as I made it. Prayer meeting.
17. Bible study. One more. Then I began
packing for the hotel for our daughter’s wedding.
18. All packed and heading downtown. Out
for dinner at a restaurant.
19. Meeting my daughter’s in-laws for photos,
then the wedding.
20. What a lovely wedding. The power was
off for the whole building for the first two hours, so there was a bit of a
delay. Then to church in the evening for Missions Week.
21. Working on my final lesson for the
Women’s Bible study before Esther takes over for me.
22. Went for pizza at J & E’s to
celebrate the birthday of a new convert to our church. Made a brown chicken, a
brown snake, a big yellow chick snuggler and a colourful water bottle holder.
23. Prayer meeting this week is part of
missions’ week so we are hearing from our Chinese church plant pastor. Learned
the waffle stitch and am using it to make a scarf and ear warmers.
24. Final lesson today, which is a
summary of the book of Exodus, and a quiz of vocabulary words (matching), an
ordering of the ten commandments and the plagues of Egypt, and a diagram test
of the furniture in the tabernacle complex. All for fun, just to challenge
themselves. Then they took me out for lunch.
25. Made two medium sized pumpkins at
the request of a lady at church, a red basket and a teal and confetti water
bottle holder. I also finished the second watermelon water bottle holder.
They’re my favourite.
26. Tidying up the house. Our daughter
and son-in-law are coming by tomorrow on their way back from their honeymoon.
They were at the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon.
27. It’s still missions’ week so we have
guest speakers. In the morning it is our friends, so we’re going to have lunch
with them at J & E’s. I’m bringing red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese
frosting for dessert. I’m also on coffee time at church so I baked chocolate
chip cookies, carrot cake cupcakes, and eggnog bundt cake.
28. Visiting with the newlyweds before
they return to Ottawa and real life. My daughter saw the brown teddy bear and
had to have it. She promised her husband she’d put it on her desk at the
office, since she has bought so many. Made a peach water bottle holder and a
blue, white and purple one.
29. Pain clinic, and bloodwork. Made a
cute teddy bear and an owl hat. Sent a fifth box to Nunavut; I sent her some
yarn since she crochets, and five amigurumi toys for her five granddaughters. My
daughter paid for the cost of the toys; sent another $100 to Uganda. My mom
gave me money to cover the cost of some of the things I’m sending through
Helping our Northern Neighbours.
30. Botox clinic. Flu shot.
31. Booked my Covid shot for tomorrow. So
many injections this week, good thing I’m not afraid of needles. My mom gets
her Covid and flu shots on Saturday. My husband got both yesterday. It’s
Reformation Day!
